A new, lower threshold for lead poisoning in children means more kids will get tested – but the ultimate solution is eliminating lead sources
- Written by Gabriel Filippelli, Chancellor's Professor of Earth Sciences and Director of the Center for Urban Health, IUPUI
Testing kids for lead exposure starts with a fingertip prick. Brett Carlsen/Getty ImagesThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its blood lead reference value – the level at which children ages 1-5 are considered to have high exposure to lead. Since 2012, this threshold had been set at 5 micrograms of lead per...
